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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
DD Sports to air State Final Rounds of Fit India Quiz 2022 starting 1st August
The State final rounds of the Fit India Quiz 2022 will be aired on Doordarshan Sports starting August 1. A total of 36 episodes will be aired, one for each State. The episodes will be aired 11am each day, with the Madhya Pradesh finals being scheduled as the first episode. The episodes will also be uploaded on Prasar Bharati Sports YouTube Channel.
A total of 4 teams from each State competed in the State final rounds of the 2nd edition of the Fit India Quiz. The teams that qualified for the State finals were the top performing teams from the district and zonal rounds. Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports and Information and Broadcasting Shri Anurag Singh Thakur on July 23 felicitated 72 school students across 36 States and UTs for moving on to the National rounds.
The winning school from each State/UT received total prize money of Rs 2.5 Lakh, while the team of 2 students from the School was awarded a total of Rs 25,000. The State 1st Runner-up School received prize money of Rs 1 Lakh and the students a total of Rs 10,000. Similarly, the State 2nd Runner-up School got a cash award of Rs 50,000 and the participating students bagging a total of Rs 5,000.
The 2nd edition of the Fit India National Fitness and Sports Quiz for Schools was launched on 29th August last year on the eve of the National Sports Day by Shri Anurag Singh Thakur and Minister of State, Youth Affairs & Sports and Ministry of Home Affairs, Shri Nisith Pramanik, in the presence of Union Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan.
Following the success of the 1st edition of the Fit India Quiz, the second edition received a massive response. The 2nd edition of the quiz has seen a massive participation of 61,981 students from 16,702 schools across 702 districts of India. In comparison, the first edition of the Fit India Quiz saw a total participation of 36,299 students from 13,502 schools. It also amounted to a 70% increase in the number of students participating in the second edition of the quiz as compared to the first edition.
Ministry of Education
CBSE Class XII Economics Paper Retest will be conducted on Same Centres with the Same Admit card
CBSE has announced that CBSE Class XII Economics Paper Retest will be conducted on Same Centres with the Same Admit card. Class XII Economics Paper  retest will be held on 25 April, 2018. According to CBSE, the candidates will appear from the same allotted centres using the same admit Card as already notified on 30.03.2018.
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President greets people on the eve of Id-ul-Fitr
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has greeted the people on the eve of Id-ul-Fitr. In a message, he said that Id-ul-Fitr marks the culmination of the holy month of Ramzan and it is a celebration of sincere devotion, charity, brotherhood and gratitude to the Almighty. The essence of the festival lies in the sharing of love and joy with each other, he added.
Following is the text of Vice President's address:
"I convey my heartiest greetings and good wishes to the people of our country on the joyous occasion of Id-ul-Fitr.
Id-ul-Fitr marks the culmination of the holy month of Ramzan. The festival is a celebration of sincere devotion, charity, brotherhood and gratitude to the Almighty. The essence of the festival lies in the sharing of love and joy with each other.
I hope that the festival will strengthen the spirit of generosity and bring people closer to one another, binding them in friendship, brotherhood, mutual respect, compassion and love.
May the pious and noble ideals associated with Id-ul-Fitr enrich our lives with peace and harmony."
Prime Minister's Office
PM hands over Twitter handle to women achievers
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has said that women achievers will share their life journey through his social media accounts on the occasion of International Women's Day. Women from across India are sharing their life stories on the Prime Minister's twitter handle. The journeys shared by women from all walks of life are exemplary and motivating.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister conducts aerial survey of areas of Odisha affected by Cyclone Amphan; announces Rs 500 crore financial assistance
PM announces Rs. 2 lakh Ex gratia for the next of kin of the dead; Rs 50,000 for the injured
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today visited Odisha to take stock of the situation in the wake of Cyclone Amphan. He was accompanied on the visit by Union Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Ministers of State Shri Babul Supriyo, Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi and Ms. Debasree Chaudhuri. Accompanied by the Governor of Odisha,Shri Ganeshi Lal, and Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik, Prime Ministerconducted an aerial survey of Bhadrak and Balasore to assess the impact of the cyclone.
After the aerial survey, Prime Minister chaired a meeting in Bhubaneshwar with the senior State and Central Government functionaries to review the situation. He announced a financial assistance of Rs. 500 crore to the State of Odisha, pending the assessment of the damage by an Inter-Ministerial Central Team.
Prime Minister gave his assurance that the Union Government would work shoulder to shoulder with the State Governments at this difficult time and give all possible assistance for restoration and rebuilding of infrastructure in the areas affected by the cyclone.
Expressing solidarity with the people of Odisha and deep sorrow for the lives lost, Prime Minister announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs. 50,000 to the seriously injured in the cyclone in the State.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles passing away of noted stock investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the passing away of noted stock investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Rakesh Jhunjhunwala was indomitable. Full of life, witty and insightful, he leaves behind an indelible contribution to the financial world. He was also very passionate about India’s progress. His passing away is saddening. My condolences to his family and admirers. Om Shanti."
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Promotion of Entrepreneurship in MSME Sector
Ministry of MSME implements various schemes/programmes for the promotion and development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises  sector across the country including Bihar which inter alia include Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme , Micro and Small Enterprises-Cluster Development Programme , Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries , Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro and Small Enterprises , A Scheme for Promoting Innovation, Rural Industry & Entrepreneurship .
The Government has taken a number of recent initiatives to support MSMEs in the country including Bihar, which inter alia include:
- Rs. 5 lakh crore Collateral Free Automatic Loans for business, including MSMEs.
- Rs. 50,000 crore equity infusion through MSME Self-Reliant India Fund.
- New revised criteria for classification of MSMEs.
- No global tenders for procurement up to Rs. 200 crores.
- “Udyam Registration” for MSMEs, for Ease of Doing Business.
- Launching of an online Portal “Champions” in June, 2020 to cover many aspects of e-governance including grievance redress and handholding of MSMEs.
- Inclusion of Retail and Wholesale trades as MSMEs w.e.f. 02nd July, 2021.
- Non-tax benefits extended for 3 years in case of an upward change in status of MSMEs.
‘Udyam Registration’ portal was launched on 01.07.2020 for registration of MSMEs under the new definition. Number of MSMEs registered on the portal, since inception till 02.12.2022 are given below:
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State
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Micro
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Small
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Medium
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Total
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Bihar
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4,75,819
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10,009
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555
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4,86,383
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All India
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1,18,70,882
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4,28,289
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39,524
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1,23,38,695
Ministry of MSME implements ‘Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme’  scheme to develop entrepreneurship attitude/skill among the youth across the country by motivating youth representing different sections of the society including SC/ST/Women, differently abled, Ex-servicemen and BPL persons. The main objective of the scheme is to promote new enterprises, capacity building of existing MSMEs and inculcating entrepreneurial culture in the country.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
Ministry of Defence
Border Raods Organisation Conducts Annual Chief Engineers and Equipment Management Conference at Pune
Pune : 6 May 2023
- BRO is organising Annual Chief Engineers conference at Pune.
- Chief Engineers of 18 BRO Projects from border states and UTs are participating in the annual CE conference.
- Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, VSM, DGBR presided the conference, discussion on key issues focusing on the use of New Technology, incorporation of environment friendly means of construction, Road Safety aspects.
The Border roads organisation is organising a ‘Chief Engineers and Equipment Management Conference in Pune’. The annual event is attended by ADGBR East and ADGBR West along with BRO Chief engineers from 18 Projects from border states and UTs and senior officers from Seema Sadak Bhawan, New Delhi.
Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, VSM, DGBR presided the conference in which discussion on key issues focusing on the use of New Technology, incorporation of environment friendly construction practices, Road Safety aspects, and other HR initiatives including efforts to upgrade facilities for labourers was carried out. The conference also enables BRO to prepare a road map for the next working season and gives opportunity for knowledge sharing of good practices or capacity building.
As part of the equipment management BRO provided platform to major firms to show case their equipment and 79 equipment stalls were on display at BRO School and Centre, Pune. Speaking on this occasion DGBR praised the Chief engineers’ projects for their commendable work and exhorted them to work with same tenacity. The DGBR also thanked the Major Equipment Firm for coming in large number and displaying their state-of-the-art equipment’s he urged them to provide BRO tailor made solutions for our engineering problems as BRO works in difficult terrain and altitude the challenges for BRO are more complex than other construction agencies and thus the big player can come forward and join us in Nation Building.
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Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President felicitates three Padma Awardees from Telangana including the ace badminton player Ms PV Sindhu
Advises the youth to develop a positive and constructive attitude in life
Vice President inaugurated medical camp at Swarna Bharat Trust Hyderabad
The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today felicitated three Padma Awardees from Telangana - ace badminton player Ms PV Sindhu, innovative farmer Shri Chintala Venkat Reddy and well known Sanskrit and Telugu poet Shri Vijayasarathi Sribhashyam, at a function organized by Swarna Bharat Trust, Hyderabad today.
Ms Sindhu is a recipient of Padma Bhushan the other two were awarded Padma Shri by the government recently.
Speaking on the occasion, the Vice President lauded their achievements in their respective fields. The felicitation was meant to give inspiration to others to emulate these three Padma awardees. It is the recognition of their merit, Shri Naidu said and added that recognizing and respecting the talent is part of Indian culture.
Shri Naidu, who also inaugurated a medical camp expressed his concerns over the rising incidences of Non Communicable Diseases in the country and urged the doctors and the media to create awareness among the people, particularly the youngsters on the need of taking preventive measures.
He pointed out that sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy food habits were mainly responsible for NCDs and urged the youth to shun eating junk food and take up physical activity on daily basis to remain fit.
Observing that programs like Fit India, Yoga and Swachh Bharat Mission were meant to ensure good health and hygiene for all, Shri Naidu called upon the youth to adopt these programs and turn them into people’s movements.
He also stressed the need for living in harmony with nature and focus on water conservation efforts.
He urged the youth not to support those indulging in violence and asked them to develop a positive and constructive attitude in life. Quoting the three word mantra of ‘Reform-Perform-Transform’ given by the Prime Minister, Shri Naidu asked the youth to work towards the transformation of the country in all spheres.
On this occasion, certificates were also distributed to the trainees who completed their courses at Swarna Bharat Trust.
Chairman Swarna Bharat Trust, Shri Kamineni Srinivas and Hyderabad Chapter President of Swarna Bharat Trust, Shri Krishna Prasad were among those present on the occasion.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, Era of working in Silos is over
Calls upon representatives from all Science Ministries to develop applications for sectors ranging from agriculture, railways, roads, Jal Shakti etc.
Union Minister of State  Science & Technology; Minister of State  Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today emphatically said that the era of working in Silos is over. He stressed the need for integrated theme based projects instead of a particular Ministry based or Department based projects.
In an exclusive media interview about his vision for the Ministry of Science & Technology which he took over two months back, the Minister informed that he has started holding regular joint meetings of all the Science Ministries as well as Departments and before the end of this month he will also hold a joint meeting of the Ministers of Science & Technology from all the States and UTs. This integrated approach will be further extended to include Start-Ups, industry and other stakeholders, he said.
In a novel initiative last week, Dr Jitendra Singh said, representatives from all the Science Ministries including Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, Atomic Energy, Space/ISRO, CSIR, Biotechnology etc separately engaged in extensive brain storming with each of the different Ministries in Government of India to work out what scientific applications could be utilised in which sector, ranging from agriculture, railways, roads, Jal Shakti etc. This is keeping in mind that every sector today has become largely dependent on scientific technology, he said.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, our greatest asset is Prime Minister Narendra Modi who not only has a natural predilection for science but is also forthcoming in supporting and promoting science and technology based initiatives and projects. He said, India's scientific prowess is going to have a major role in the making of “Atma Nirbhar Bharat '' .
Referring to some of India's recent path breaking initiatives which have been universally hailed, the Minister predicted that following the recent Space sector reforms, Indian Private Space Industry is slated to contribute to the core elements of global space economy ─ space-based services, launch services, manufacturing of launch vehicles and satellites, establishment of ground segment and launch infrastructure ─ to a considerable extent.
"I can say with all the confidence in my command that the quality of our scientific human resource is far superior to most other developed countries of the world", Dr Jitendra Singh said. Citing the example of Space technology, he said, India is at present a frontline nation and the fact that even NASA procures data obtained by ISRO speaks volumes about our scientific progress.
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Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah addressed the concluding session of the two-day National Security Strategies Conference 2023 in New Delhi today
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah addressed the concluding session of the two-day National Security Strategies Conference 2023 in New Delhi today. In his address, Home Minister stressed upon the need to provide timely justice to the citizens and ensure a system that would guarantee constitutional rights to them.
Shri Amit Shah urged upon the top police leadership to transform their approach in dealing with country’s internal security problems. He laid emphasis on the use of modern technology in Policing and suggested the implementation from lower police ranks of Constabulary to the higher formations.
Quoting the recent introduction of new laws in the Parliament, Union Home Minister laid down a vision for revamping the entire Criminal Justice system. He urged the police officers that once the new laws passed by the parliament they should be ready to implement them at the grassroots level to revamp criminal justice system.
Union Home Minister underscored the significance of use of digital technology in the entire process of investigation and prosecution. He advocated new initiatives for ushering technology-led Policing for meeting the future demands of a revamped Criminal Justice System. Home Minister flagged the emergence of technological advancement in Artificial Intelligence and termed it as a threat as much as an opportunity. He urged the Police to learn to use AI to its advantage while preparing to deal with its adverse effects.
Home Minister exhorted the participants to work hard in the next 25 years for achieving the vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to make India into a leading nation by 2047. While suggesting the importance of learning from other countries, he impressed upon the participants to set an example in the next 25 years so that people from other countries learn from the Indian example.
Special Service and Features
Vigilance Awareness Week: NABARD to organise Walkathon
As a part of the Vigilance Awareness Week observance, NABARD Kerala Regional Office will organize a Walkathon tomorrow . The walkathon will begin from NABARD Regional Office, Thiruvananthapuram at 10.30AM .The theme of Vigilance Awareness Week is 'Corruption Free India for a Developed Nation. The walkathon will aim to raise public awareness against perils of corruption and enlist the support of all the stakeholders in the anti-corruption campaign.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
SOP for Categorization of Passengers for COVID 19 coming from China, Democratic Republic of Korea, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Iran for Airport Screening
Categorisation for passengers coming from at Health Counters
Categorise the passengers into A, B, C
Category A  – A passenger with fever, cough, shortness of breath, with a history of travel to or residence in a country/area or territory reporting local transmission of COVID-19 disease during the 14 days prior to symptom onset.
OR
A patient with any acute respiratory illness AND having been in contact with a COVID19 case in the last 14 days prior to onset of symptoms;
Action: - Segregated from other passengers and sent for Isolation
Category B  - A asymptomatic passenger coming from China, Democratic Republic of Korea, France
Germany, Spain, Italy, Iran and are elderly , Hypertensive, Diabetic, Asthmatic
Action: - To be shifted by State Government to a dedicated quarantine facility and monitored daily by State Government for next 14 days. In case, they develop symptoms, they should be isolated.
Category C  – A asymptomatic passenger coming from any COVID 19 affected country including passengers coming from China, Democratic Republic of Korea, France Germany, Spain, Italy, Iran.
 for further management.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 212.75 Cr
Over 4.03 Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at 59,210
6,168 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.68%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 2.51%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 212.75 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 4.03 Cr  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,04,14,138
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2nd Dose
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1,01,06,891
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Precaution Dose
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67,69,496
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,84,34,707
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2nd Dose
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1,76,99,452
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Precaution Dose
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1,31,77,569
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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4,03,86,802
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2nd Dose
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3,03,28,731
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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6,17,03,154
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2nd Dose
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5,23,96,882
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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56,06,35,480
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2nd Dose
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51,32,78,369
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Precaution Dose
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6,44,58,188
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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20,39,12,478
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2nd Dose
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19,63,57,663
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Precaution Dose
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3,58,97,949
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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12,75,87,700
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2nd Dose
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12,27,35,805
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Precaution Dose
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4,12,41,967
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Precaution Dose
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16,15,45,169
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Total
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2,12,75,23,421
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at 59,210. Active cases now constitute 0.13% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.68%. 9,685 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,38,55,365.
6,168 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 3,18,642 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 88.64 Cr  cumulative tests.
Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 2.51% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 1.94%.
Special Service and Features
Seizure of 990 Grams gold of 24K purity worth Rs.44.25 Lakhs by Chennai Air Customs Pax arrested
Based on intelligence, Sh. Mohammad Yasar Arabath, S/o- Sh. Mohammed Ismail, aged- 32 years, resident of Chennai, who arrived from Dubai by Fly Dubai flight FZ-475 on 11.02.2022 at 04:33 hours was intercepted by Chennai Air Customs Officers. On examination of his person, one plastic pouch weighing 1119 grams was found stitched in his undergarments, which resulted in recovery one Gold ingot weighting 990 grams.
Totally, Gold weighing 990 grams valued at Rs. 44.25 Lakhs was seized under the Customs Act, 1962 and the passenger was arrested for contravening the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962.
Further investigations under progress.
This is stated in a press release issued by Principal Comissioner of Customs Chennai International Airport.